The Tradition of the Land
Among artists in the Yukon there’s a running
debate about the possible excessiveness of “moose and mountain” art, but
the fact is that many Yukoners have a passion for “the bush”. They take
pride in surviving year after year of extreme climate and traversing the
vast distances between the small communities that dot the territory. Immersed
in this place, these three artists continue in the larger Canadian art
tradition of representing the landscape: literal and spiritual (Christl),
metaphorical (Moore), and assembled (Majiski).